Child Passenger Safety Hospital Resource Information

**The information contained in this section includes links and printable PDF documents that were contained in a blue folder sent to 48 of Maryland's hospitals. The resources were compiled by Maryland's CPS board and are the most recent child passenger safety resources available. The PDF documents can be viewed by using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader on your computer please click here to download it.**
 

Table of Contents:

Tab #1

• EMSC CPS Hospital Project Description 2004(Printable PDF) New 2004!
• Table of Contents of the Blue Folder (Printable PDF)
• Resource Index from Folder (Printable PDF)

Tab #2

Safe Ride News Fact Sheets (available in English and Spanish):
Please contact Safe Ride News for subscription at www.saferidenews.com
#12- Are You Pregnant?
#03- This Is the Way the Baby Rides
#06- Check Your Child’s Car Seat!
#13- What Every Premature Baby Needs To Know….
#10- Health Care Providers’ Guide to Child Restraints for Newborn Infants
#07- Car Safety for Growing Babies From 4 to 12 Months
#19- Meeting the Toddler Car Seat Challenge
#16- A Safe Ride for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Tab #3

• Child Passenger Safety Materials Checklist (Printable PDF)
• Maryland's Child Seat Belt Law effective October 1, 2003 (Printable PDF) (Spanish Version PDF)
• Maryland Law - October 1, 2003 Update (Maryland Highway Safety Office/MHSO) with Booster 5- STEP Test (Printable PDF)
• Maryland Child Passenger Safety Resource List for Parents and Caregivers (Emergency Medical Services for Children/EMS-C) (Printable PDF)
General Child Seat Use Information (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration/NHTSA)
• Proper Placement of Seatbelts for Adults (Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems/MIEMSS) (Printable PDF)


Tab #4

• Every Child Deserves A Safe Ride (Maryland Highway Safety Office- requires order form included in packet) To obtain this document call Maryland Highway Safety Office-Meg Miller at (410)-787-4077

Tab #5

Are You Using It Right? (NHTSA- requires order form in packet)

Tab #6

Prescription for Your Child’s Safety From Your Health Care Provider: does not include law update ( For Spanish language version, click Here). For more information please contact Maryland State Highway Administration at (410)-787-4077

Tab #7

SAFE KIDS Worldwide Campaign- order form
• 4 out of 5 Car Seats Are Used Wrong (English and Spanish)
• Most Kids Ages 4-8 Are Riding at Risk

Tab #8

American Academy of Pediatrics bookstore order form
Safe Transportation of Children with Special Needs: A Guide for Families/AAP
Car Seats: A Guide for Families 2007/AAP

Tab #9

• Implementing a Comprehensive Child Restraint Program in a Pediatric Hospital: An Effective Model. "Pediatric Nursing"/November-December 2000/Vol. 23 #6 (Printable PDF)

Tab #10

Selecting and Using the Most Appropriate Car Safety Seats for Growing Children: Guidelines for Counseling Parents /AAP Policy Statement

Tab #11

Safe Transportation of Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants (RE9617)/AAP Policy Statement

Tab #12

Safe Transportation of Newborns at Hospital Discharge (RE9854)/AAP Policy Statement

Tab #13

Transporting Children With Special Health Care Needs (RE9852)/AAP Policy Statement

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